Your Local Queen Creek Handyman Gives You Tips On Cabinet Refinishing

Local Queen Creek Handyman Gives You Three Tips On Refinishing Your Cabinets

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Use My Guy your local Queen Creek Handyman here with three tips for re-staining your cabinets.  This is an in-expensive, reasonably fast way to give your kitchen a whole new look.  The first thing to remember when re-finishing your cabinets is that to achieve a finished professional look, you must sand down the cabinets to the original wood finish.  The reason being that if you do not sand down the cabinets properly then you will have a rough finish that has runs and patchy spots that you will likely have to go over again.  To save yourself time and achieve a professional beautiful finish follow these steps.

1)      Remove all the hardware and label it properly.  A good idea is to put the hardware from each cabinet into separate zip lock baggies.  Label these baggies in correlation to each cabinet.  i.e. left top cupboard or right bottom cupboard.  Labeling the hardware will make it much easier to re-assemble the cupboards.  It is important to remove all the handles and hinges as you do not want to stain or get paint on your stylish knobs.  Additionally if you get paint on the hinges then you can expect doors that do not close smoothly, you may also run into the problem of paint peeling from the hinges and dirtying your cupboards interior.

2)      Sand down the cupboards with an electric sander.  Start with a rough grit, remember the lower the grit the rougher the sand paper.  Wipe the boards down often with a damp cloth.  Doing this will ensure that your sandpaper lasts longer and doesn’t collect the original paint or finish in the grit.  Once you have finished with the rough grit go over it again with a very fine grit.  A 220 grit should do.  This will help you to achieve a smooth even finish.

3)      Once you are ready to apply your stain you will need some materials.  I recommend using heavy duty dish-washing gloves when doing this to avoid getting stain on your hands and arms.  If you are applying stain than use an old dishrag to apply, if you are painting than there are a variety of ways to apply the new look.  You may want to use a brush or a sponge or even crumpled up newspaper.  There is such a variety of textures and styles that you will want to do some serious research on them.  Finding a finish that you truly love is important as this could turn into a several hour job and you will not want to do it again any time soon.

    Whether you choose to glaze, paint or stain your cupboards it will be a worthwhile investment that will give a breath of fresh air to your kitchen that will last many years or until you are ready to change it again.  Luckily by that time there will be many new styles and finishes to choose from.
    If refinishing the cabinets is not an option and you need to have new ones installed then call Use My Guy Services. We are a local family owned and operated handyman company.  We have amazing reviews from many different sources such as Yelp, Facebook, Google + and Angie's List.  We pride ourselves in doing the best work possible.  From hanging cupboards andstaining doors to installing kitchen knobs, sinks and faucets we are your go to company for all your home project needs.  Check us out online at usemyguyservices.com or give us a call at (602)316-9187.  One of our customer service representatives will be glad to assist you.
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